Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

Friends, Neighbors, Traitors Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

The year is 1983, war is raging to the north ofIsrael as the lives of three women, and the husband of one of them, intersectin a Jerusalem neighborhood. While the life of each character is different, theinteraction between them and their respective memories forms the core of thebook. The physical reality and atmosphere of Jerusalem also have a unique roleto play. The clandestine affair between the husband of one of the charactersand her friend overshadows the relations between all of them, causing anguish and conflict. One of the friends isbringing up her daughter on her own while still suffering from abuse by herex-husband, while another is unable to overcome her grief at the loss of hermother. A marriage gets into difficulties as the wife struggles to come to terms with her lifeand the challenge of coping with her two young sons